10-4 Magazine March 2023

22 10-4 Magazine / March 2023 When thinking about where to shoot the photos of this truck and trailer, there was no other place to do it but where it works. The R.W. Smith fleet often loads at a quarry down the road from their shop and, thankfully, with their good relationship with the quarry and their employees, we were able to shoot the combo down in the hole and around the plant area. Then, we finished the shoot back at their shop, where I was able to focus on just the tractor a bit more. I would like to thank Kevin for asking me to shoot the truck when it was finished. I’ve become friends with the Smiths over the last few years, and they truly are a great family – and they really know how to build some very cool old school style trucks. And this amazing A-Model was “Worth the Weight” (and the wait) for sure! n